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I ask this question, because I am 55 y/o and now I have discounts at many places, that advertise "discount for elderly people", such as McDonalds, Long John Silvers, etc. And just today, I found some apartments for rent, for "elderly" people and the minimum age is 55 y/o.
Kind of weird. I always thought 65 y/o and older is elderly.
"I have lived some 30 years on this planet, and have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors."
The above famous quotation is quoting a man who, if he were alive today, would be 199.
Nobody should ever have the slightest negative thought about anyone older than them. It will only seem like the blink of an eye till they themselves pass that age.
No way. You can join AARP at 55 because many people can retire by then, but I don't think anyone in this day and age considers 55 elderly.
I'm never going to be old enough to join AARP. They kept sending me plastic cards in the mail, to try to convince me to join. That implied they thought I was senile. Anyone who could be convinced by a plastic card is senile or worse. You can't simply tear the card up and throw it out. You have to cut it up. If you leave it whole, someone who finds it at the dump might find a way to use it for ID theft or something. And it implied they spent part of the membership dues on trash like plastic cards, which implied they wasted your money. That was years ago. They sent me so many of those plastic cards, I swore I was never going to join, no matter what. What they send now is less obnoxious, but it's too late. They're already off my list forever.
Besides that, I'm not very old. I was born old, but, as the years passed, I gradually got younger.
I think AARP started this myth (for very commercial reasons). The day I turned 50 I got a card in the mail from them telling me I was now eligible for senior's discounts and I could join their wonderful organization. I have believed NOTHING since about being 'old' (and I am now 67). And I still won't join AARP.
I remember getting that. I felt quite insulted, as I was pretty spunky at 50!
My father is 59 and is active - enjoys going to the gym, hiking, working around the house, etc. He really hasn't changed much over the past ten years. He still seems middle aged.
My mother is the same age and has had assorted health challenges for many years. She is extremely obese, retains fluid in her legs, has trouble getting around, blood disorder, high blood pressure/cholesterol/diabetes, anemic, and can barely work/calls in sick a lot. She broke both feet without even falling completely down a decade ago and her mobility has been limited ever since. She seemed elderly a decade ago.
At 57 I don't "feel" elderly. Unfortunately my mirror has a different point of view
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